Which to use
“blühte” and “bluten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,068
- “blühte” frequency rank
- #21,554
- “bluten” frequency rank
- 64622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blühte | bluten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blühen | austreten von Blut aus Blutgefäßen |
Where the eye mixes blühte and bluten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. blühte (CCVCCV) and bluten (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses blühte with bluten
A purely visual mix-up. blühte ([ˈblyːtə]) and bluten ([ˈbluːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blühte is recorded at frequency rank #43,068, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblyːtə]. bluten is at rank #21,554, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbluːtn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 64622, this pair ranks #635,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blühte vs bluten
Shared letters: belt. Private to "blühte": hü. Private to "bluten": nu.
"blühte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "bluten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bluten ← bbluten · blluten · bltuen · bluetn · blutenn · blutne · blutten · bulten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blühte" and "bluten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "blühte" or "bluten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blühte" and "bluten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blühte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bluten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #635,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blühte" and "bluten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beugte vs blühte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #635,000 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.